2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election

none January 2025 Northern Mariana Islands yes presidential 2009 Northern Mariana Islands general election 2009 2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election 2018 Gubernatorial election November 4, 2014 (first round)November 21, 2014 (runoff) Eloy Inos.jpg Eloy Inos Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Ralph Torres 6,547 56.96% 3x4.svg Heinz Hofschneider Independent Ray Naraja Yumul 4,948 43.04% Northern Mariana Islands 2014 gubernatorial election map.svg 200px Results by voting district: Eloy Inos: #f8b3b6ff 50–55% #f48d91ff 55–60% #f0676cff 60–65% #ee4147ff 65–70% #2d0000ff >95% Heinz Hofschneider: #78e478ff 50–55% Governor Eloy Inos Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Eloy Inos Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) yes presidential 2012 Northern Mariana Islands general election 2012 2016 Northern Mariana Islands general election 2016 Delegate election November 4, 2014 Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan.jpg Gregorio Sablan Independent 8,549 65.28% 3x4.svg Andrew Sablan Salas Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) 4,547 34.72% Northern Mariana Islands 2014 U.S. House election map.svg 200px Results by voting district: Gregorio Sablan: #78e478ff 50–55% #5bc75bff 55–60% #3cad3cff 60–65% #309630ff 65–70% #005f00ff 80–85% Andrew Salas: #7777ffff 60–65% Delegate Gregorio Sablan Independent Gregorio Sablan Independent Senate election yes 2012 2016 6 of the 9 seats in the Senate 5 yes Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) 7 46.01 5 Independents 2 50.20 4 House election yes 2012 2016 All 20 seats in the House of Representatives 11 yes Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) 33.38 4 7 Independents 61.88 12 13 General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on November 4, 2014. The elections coincided with the 2014 United States midterm elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, attorney general, 6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, 4 mayors, seats for the municipal council, and seats for the board of education. Additionally, a referendum involving changes to the constitution was held.Legislative Initiatives http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/legislative-iniatiatives 4 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141022191603/http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/legislative-iniatiatives October 22, 2014 unfit Commonwealth Election Commission Incumbent Republican governor Eloy Inos was re-elected, facing two independent challengers and one Democratic challenger. The next lieutenant governor was elected on the same ticket, with incumbent Jude Hofschneider not running for re-election. As no candidate got a majority, a runoff was held on November 21, 2014.Election 2014 Results http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/election-2014/election-2014-results 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141130161053/http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/election-2014/election-2014-results November 30, 2014 unfit Commonwealth Election Commission This election was the first time since 2001 that the Covenant Party, which dissolved in 2013, was not on the ballot. It also marked the first time since 1999 that only two political parties would compete in the elections, marking a return to a two-party system similar to that of the United States rather than the multi-party system, which began back in 1999 when the now dissolved Reform Party was first formed and went on to win a stunning victory by managing to elect Senator Ramon Deleon Guerrero to the senate,1999-11-08 Analysis: What went wrong, what went right https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/analysis-what-went-wrong-what-went-right/article_0870687d-5514-519a-b2e6-897248b54da8.html 2023-12-27 Saipan Tribune en that had defined the CNMI for nearly 15 years. The Democratic Party would not win a single seat in the legislature until 2020 and would not compete for the governorship until 2022. This election was the third time in a row that candidate Heinz Hofschneider finished second in the gubernatorial elections. As of 2025, this was the last time he contested for the gubernatorial elections. Background The previous election was held in 2009 for a 5-year term,Haidee V. Eugenio CNMI holds first runoff election http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=95301&cat=1 Saipan Tribune 2009-11-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120112021521/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=95301&cat=1 2012-01-12 in order to move all elections to even years. Covenant Party candidate Benigno Repeki Fitial was re-elected; his running mate Eloy Inos was elected to his first full term as lieutenant governor. Fitial resigned as governor in February 2013 in the face of impeachment hearings.Erediano Emmanuel T. New governor, lt. governor http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/53754-breaking-news-governor-fitial-resigns-effective-today 4 May 2015 Marianas Variety 20 February 2013 24 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130224022634/http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/53754-breaking-news-governor-fitial-resigns-effective-today dead Inos thus became governor. In September 2013, he took steps to merge the Covenant Party with the territorial Republican Party, and ran for re-election as a Republican.Eugenio Haidee September 19, 2013 Inos, Covenant Party members rejoining GOP http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=150328 Saipan Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20140408200318/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=150328 April 8, 2014 Electoral system The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan & the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a multi-member district with three senators. Each district had two seats open for the 2014 elections. The third district also hosted a special election for one seat. The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The house has seven districts and five of the seven are Multi-member district. Candidates Gubernatorial election Eloy Inos, the incumbent republican governor was re-elected. He was challenged by the speaker of the house and 2009 candidate, Heinz Sablan Hofschneider, former governor Juan Babauta (both running as independents), and democratic candidate Edward Masga Deleon Guerrero, former ports authority executive director.Eugenio Haidee March 14, 2014 Dems pick Deleon Guerrero-Quitugua http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=154305 Saipan Tribune May 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213320/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=154305 8 April 2014 Juan Babauta, former governor (2002–2006), running as an independentEugenio Haidee April 8, 2014 Independent bid for Babauta, Torres http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/independent-bid-babauta-torres/ Saipan Tribune 4 May 2015 Running mate: Juan Torres, former senator Edward "Tofila" Masga Deleon Guerrero, former Ports Authority executive director, running as a DemocratHaidee V. Eugenio Dems pick Deleon Guerrero-Quitugua March 14, 2014 Saipan Tribune April 16, 2024 https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/dems-pick-deleon-guerrero-quitugua/ dead September 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907103258/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/dems-pick-deleon-guerrero-quitugua/ Running mate: Danny Quitugua, former representative Heinz Sablan Hofschneider, 2009 candidate and Speaker of the House, running as an independent Running mate: Ray Naraja Yumul, senator (I-Saipan) Eloy Songao Inos, incumbent governor, running as a Republican Running mate: Senate President Ralph DLG. Torres (R-Saipan) US delegate Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan filed for re-election. Sablan caucuses with the Democratic Party,Caucus Memberships Gregorio Kilili Sablan http://sablan.house.gov/about-me/caucus-memberships 4 May 2015 but ran as an independent. He was first elected in 2008, upon the creation of the Northern Mariana Islands' delegate seat for the U.S. House of Representatives. Sablan was challenged by Democrat Andrew Sablan Salas.Junhan B. Todiño NMI Democrats want to 'Save Pagan' http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/68878-nmi-democrats-want-to-save-pagan Marianas Variety 2014-09-08 2014-11-02 Campaign Endorsements Delegate Gregorio Sablan was endorsed by House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) in October 2014.Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer endorses Kilili http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/democratic-whip-steny-hoyer-endorses-kilili/ Saipan Tribune 2014-10-29 2014-11-02 Results Governor Eloy Inos Republican Party Ralph Torres 6342 6547 Heinz Hofschneider Ray Yumul Independent 4501 4948 Juan Babauta Juan Torres Independent 2414 Edward Guerrero Daniel Quitugua Democratic Party 541 Commonwealth Election Commission Delegate to the US House of Representatives United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands, 2014 Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected. He caucuses with the Democratic Party, but ran as an independent. Sablan was challenged by democrat Andrew Salas, a former territorial representative and Commerce Secretary. While not quite as massive as his 2012 victory, Sablan managed to win yet another landslide with nearly two-thirds of the vote over his Democratic competitor.Rabago Mark 2014-11-06 Kilili wins 4th term in another landslide https://www.saipantribune.com/featured/kilili-wins-4th-term-in-another-landslide/article_0b026f04-679d-5b0d-b7e9-d3fcca474478.html 2024-04-14 Saipan Tribune en Gregorio Sablan Independent 8549 Andrew Salas Democratic Party 4547 Commonwealth Election Commission House of Representatives Republican Party 13955 7 +3 Democratic Party 1981 0 0 Independents 25873 13 +1 0 Commonwealth Election Commission By district House of Representative - District 1: Saipan (6 seats) Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Angel Aldan Demapan 1,935 10.53% Independent Edwin Kenneth Propst 1,585 8.63% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Joseph "Leepan" Tenorio Guerrero (incumbent) 1,537 8.36% Independent Roman Cepeda Benavente (incumbent) 1,508 8.21% Independent Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero 1,424 7.75% Independent Antonio Pangelinan Sablan (incumbent) 1,354 7.37% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Gregorio Muna Sablan, Jr. 1,271 6.92% Independent Richard Benavente Seman (incumbent) 1,225 6.67% Independent Joseph Arriola Flores 1,202 6.54% Independent Mariano Taitano (incumbent) 1,129 6.14% Independent Rose Nelly Taman Ada-Hocog 1,025 5.58% Independent John Magofna Pialur 1,025 5.58% Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Frankie Fernando Angel 667 3.63% Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Vincent Go Cabrera 422 2.30% Independent Benjamin Matagolai Cepeda 381 2.07% Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Calistro Iguel Reyes 372 2.02% Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Nelson Ayuyu Rios 313 1.70% 18,375 100.00% House of Representative - District 2: Saipan (2 seats) Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) John Paul Palacios Sablan (incumbent) 595 34.02% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Rafael Sablan Demapan (incumbent) 578 33.05% Independent Vicente Aldan Ichihara 369 21.10% Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Bruce Jarrett Manglona 207 11.84% 1,749 100.00% House of Representative - District 3: Saipan (6 seats) Independent Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez (incumbent) 1,473 11.43% Independent Blas Jonathan "BJ" Tenorio Attao 1,455 11.29% Independent Ralph Naraja Yumul (incumbent) 1,358 10.54% Independent Ramon Anagailen Tebuteb (incumbent) 1,300 10.09% Independent Anthony Tenorio Benavente (incumbent) 1,240 9.62% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Felicidad Taman Ogumoro (incumbent) 1,230 9.55% Independent Francisco Santos Dela Cruz (incumbent) 1,178 9.14% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Stanley Estanislao Tudela McGinnis Torres 1,028 7.98% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Maryann Agulto Borja-Arriola 995 7.72% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Vincente Castro Camacho 971 7.54% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Susana Blas Deelon Guerrero 658 5.11% 12,886 100.00% House of Representative - District 4: Saipan (2 seats) Independent Vinson Edward Flores Sablan 813 33.28% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) George Norita Camacho (incumbent) 568 23.25% Independent Diego Litulumar Kaipat 544 22.27% Independent Christopher Duenas Leon Guerrero (incumbent) 518 21.20% 2,443 100.00% House of Representative - District 5: Saipan (2 seats) Independent Francis Songsong Taimanao 964 27.38% Independent Lorenzo Iglecuas Deleion Guerrero (incumbent) 839 23.88% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Antonio Reyes Agulto (incumbent) 660 18.74% Independent Jose Sablan Demapan 543 15.42% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Francisco Concepcion Aguon 515 14.63% 3,521 100.00% House of Representative - District 6: Tinian (1 seat) Independent Edwin Palacios Aldan 748 53.01% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Charlene Manglona Lizama 663 46.99% 1,411 100.00% Independent House of Representative - District 7: Rota (1 seat) Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Glenn Lizama Maratita 751 52.74% Independent Thomas Lee Atalig Manglona 673 47.26% 1,424 100.00% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Senate Won Not up Total +/– Republican Party 16328 6 1 7 +2 Democratic Party 1345 0 0 0 0 Independents 17817 1 1 2 –2 0 Commonwealth Election Commission By district Rota 1st Senatorial District (2 seats) Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Teresita Apatang Santos 786 28.17% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Steven King Mesngon 687 24.62% Independent Paul Atalig Manglona 633 22.69% Independent Jovita Maratita Taimanao (incumbent) 492 17.63% Independent Tom Glenn A. Quitugua 192 6.88% 2,790 100.00% Tinian 2nd Senatorial District (2 seats) Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Francisco Quichuchu Cruz (incumbent) 768 27.64% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Jude Untalan Hofschneider (incumbent) 726 26.12% Independent Trenton Brian Conner 644 23.17% Independent Joaquin Hoashi Borja 641 23.07% 2,779 100.00% Saipan 3rd Senatorial District (2 seats) Independent Justo Songao Quitugua 4,542 23.17% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Arnold I. Palacios 3,774 19.26% Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Oscar Manglona Babauta 3,684 18.80% Independent Janet Ulloa Maratita 3,244 16.55% Independent Iluminanda Reyes Bermudes 2,172 11.08% Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Jesus Ilo Taisague 1,345 6.86% Independent Stephen Carl Woodruff 798 4.07% 19,599 100.00% Saipan 3rd Senatorial District (Special Election) (1 seat) Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) Sixto Kaipat Igisomar 5,903 56.97% Independent Jesus Manibusan Castro 3,059 29.52% Independent Roy Taisacan Rios 1,400 13.51% 10,362 100.00% Mayors All four mayoral posts were up for election across the Commonwealth. On June 2, 2014, incumbent Saipan mayor Donald Flores, then in his second term, died in office following a stroke.Jayson Camacho Hundreds attend funeral of late mayor Donald Flores https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/hundreds-attend-funeral-late-mayor-donald-flores/ Saipan Tribune 2014-06-11 2024-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120032942/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/hundreds-attend-funeral-late-mayor-donald-flores/ 2022-01-20 live Governor Eloy Inos appointed Marian Deleon Guerrero Tudela as acting Mayor of Saipan on June 3, 2014, to serve for the remainder of Flores' unexpired term, which would end in January 2015.Tudela named Saipan mayor https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/tudela-named-saipan-mayor/ Saipan Tribune 2014-06-04 2024-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150406030622/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/tudela-named-saipan-mayor/ 2015-04-06 live Ramon B. Camacho, the chairman of the Saipan and Northern Islands Municipal Council, served as acting mayor until Tudela could return from Arizona to take the oath of office. Tudela had been living in Arizona at the time of her appointment in order to take care of her great-granddaughter.Mark Rabago Saipan's First Female Mayor: Marian Tudela sworn in https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/38172/ Saipan Tribune 2014-06-09 2024-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20171220090640/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/38172/ 2017-12-20 live Inos cited her second place finish in the 2009 mayoral election as a reason for her appointment. She promised to retain all of Flores' existing staff during her term. Marian Tudela was sworn into office on June 8, 2014, by Governor Eloy Inos during a ceremony at the Coral Ocean Point Resort. She became the first female mayor of Saipan, as well as the first female mayor of any municipality in the Northern Mariana Islands in history.Saipan's First Female Mayor, Marian Tudela, Sworn Into Office https://www.pncguam.com/video-saipans-first-female-mayor-marian-tudela-sworn-into-office/ Pacific News Center 2014-06-08 2024-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20210307105839/https://www.pncguam.com/video-saipans-first-female-mayor-marian-tudela-sworn-into-office/ 2021-03-07 live Tudela declined to run for a full term. Saipan David M. Apatang Independent 4206 Ramon Camacho Independent 2955 Joseph Reyes Republican Party 2359 Antonio Mareham Democratic Party 955 Commonwealth Election Commission Tinian Joey San Nicolas Republican Party 703 Ramon Muna Dela Cruz IndependentRamon Muna Dela Cruz switched his affiliation from Republican to Independent before the elections 696 David Mendiola Cing Democratic Party 46 Commonwealth Election Commission Rota Efraim Manglona Atalig Republican Party 797 Melchor Atalig Mendiola Independent 727 Commonwealth Election Commission Northern Islands Francisco Jerome Kaipat Aldan Republican Party 94 Vicente Jr. Cruz Santos Independent 61 Commonwealth Election Commission Attorney General This was the first election in which the Attorney General was an elected position.Eugenio Haidee August 5, 2014 Inos appoints Birnbrich as AG http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/inos-appoints-birnbrich-ag/ Saipan Tribune June 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170117035149/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/inos-appoints-birnbrich-ag/ January 17, 2017 Edward Manibusan, the former presiding judge of the Superior Court, defeated attorney Michael N. Evangelista handily. Manibusan won all but Tanapag and Rota in the general election.De La Torre Ferdie Former judge Manibusan wins over Evangelista in AG race November 6, 2014 Saipan Tribune April 14, 2024 https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/former-judge-manibusan-wins-evangelista-ag-race/ September 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220925183638/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/former-judge-manibusan-wins-evangelista-ag-race/ Edward Manibusan 8599 Michael Evangelista 4672 Commonwealth Election Commission Municipal councils Municipal Council - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan) Lareiana Castro Camacho Non-partisan democracy 6,211 27.84% Antonia Manibusan Tudela (incumbent) Non-partisan democracy 5,660 25.37% Alice Santos Igitol Non-partisan democracy 5,455 24.46% Isidoro Tudela Cabrera Non-partisan democracy 4,980 22.33% 22,306 100.00% Municipal Council - Tinian & Aguiguan (non-partisan) Diana Hocog Borja Non-partisan democracy 889 20.95% Edwin Manglona Hofschneider Non-partisan democracy 809 19.07% Raynaldo Mendoila Cing (incumbent) Non-partisan democracy 730 17.20% Antonio San Nicolas Borja (incumbent) Non-partisan democracy 655 15.44% Fritz Mendiola San Nicolas Non-partisan democracy 594 14.00% Esteven Pangelinan Cabrera (incumbent) Non-partisan democracy 566 13.34% 4,243 100.00% Municipal Council - Rota (non-partisan) Ivan Jr. Mereb Non-partisan democracy 890 22.49% George Ogo Hocog (incumbent) Non-partisan democracy 811 20.49% Roman Mendiola Calvo Non-partisan democracy 775 19.58% Joseph Manglona Ogo Non-partisan democracy 640 16.17% Michael Babauta Manglona Non-partisan democracy 604 15.26% Juan Atalig Barcinas Non-partisan democracy 238 6.01% 3,958 100.00% Board of Education Board of Education - Saipan & Northern Islands (non-partisan) Herman Tenorio Non-partisan democracy 8,665 100.00% 8,665 100.00% Board of Education - Tinian & Aguiguan Florine Mendiola Hofschneider Non-partisan democracy 918 66.43% Martin Matagolai Sakisat Non-partisan democracy 464 33.57% 1,382 100.00% Referendum The general elections included three referendum questions, two of which involved legislative initiative amendments to the constitution. The constitutional amendments were to: article XV, subsection 1(e) of the constitution to increase the minimum proportion of the Commonwealth general-revenue budget spent on primary and secondary education from 15% to 25%. H.L.I. 18-12.House Legislative Initiative 18-12 Vote CNMI amend article XII, section 4 to redefine "persons of Northern Mariana Islands descent" as being someone who has "some degree of Northern Mariana Chamorro or Northern Mariana Carolinan blood", as opposed to the current requirement of at least 25% bloodline. H.L.I. 18-1. An amendment proposed by legislative initiative shall become effective if approved by a majority of the votes cast. N.M.I. Const. art. XVIII, § 5(b). The other referendum asked voters whether a Constitutional Convention should be convened to propose amendments to the constitution. H.B. 18-5. The Constitutional Convention proposal would have required two-thirds of the votes cast to be approved. N.M.I. Const. art. XVIII, § 2(c). QuestionsForAgainstOutcomeVotes%Votes%Calling a Constitutional Convention7,85966.014,04633.99Failed to meet two-third quorum in favourConstitutional amendment on education spending8,08266.564,06033.44ApprovedConstitutional amendment on the definition of descent6,17752.345,62447.66ApprovedSource: Commonwealth Election Commission Notes References External links Juan Babauta Heinz Hofschneider Gregorio Sablan Andrew Salas Northern Marianas General Northern Marianas Northern Marianas Category:Referendums in the Northern Mariana Islands